A Christmas Story

This city of Zhengzhou is show­ing me new faces at every turn. There are vast pres­tige com­plexes and broad tree lined avenues alongside sce­nes that come straight from Hogarth’s Eng­land. As the sea­sons change you can move from balmy autumn walks by the river­side to bleak canyons and cul­verts of mouldy con­crete where street sell­ers try to eke out a liv­ing.